Honours

HM The Queen’s Birthday Honours List for 2021 has been announced and includes seven Bedfordshire recipients. Those who have been successful are as follows: 

Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Professor Helen Valerie Atkinson CBE FREng (Bedford)
Pro-Vice Chancellor, Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing, Cranfield University
For services to Engineering and Education

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Professor Martin Graham Christopher (Bedford)
Emeritus Professor of Marketing and Logistics, Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University
For services to Business, Academia and the UK Economy

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Ms Grace Louisiana Collins (Bedford)
Leadership Advisor, Local Government Association
For services to Local Government

Mrs Caroline Jane Coster (Bedford)
For services to Education in Bedfordshire and to Charity in Africa

Ms Maria Freda Lovell (Luton)
For services to the African Community in Bedfordshire during Covid19

Mr Peter Smith (Central Bedfordshire)
For services to Wildlife and Conservation in Bedfordshire

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

Mr Paul Charles Latimer (Central Bedfordshire)
For services to the community in Leighton Buzzard Bedfordshire during Covid19

HM Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Helen Nellis said “I am delighted for the Bedfordshire residents who have been recognised in HM The Queen’s Birthday Honours list. This is richly deserved recognition of their significant achievements and service in many different fields and in voluntary work. During the Covid19 pandemic, we have seen many more people step up and go the extra mile to help their neighbours and it is enriching to see those people rewarded. I offer my sincere thanks and congratulations to all the recipients”.